April 30, 2024

Casting News: Keaton, Leigh, Fisher

Robocop Michael Keaton is taking over the villain role that Hugh Laurie dropped out of in Jose Padilha's "Robocop" reboot at MGM and Sony Pictures. Keaton will play the evil and ultra-rich CEO of Omnicorp, the company that makes RoboCop. [Source: Heat Vision] The Spectacular Now Jennifer Jason Leigh has joined the cast of James Ponsoldt's … [Read more...]

Julia Leigh To Adapt Her Novel “Disquiet”

Screen Australia are sinking $ 400,000 into sixteen Australian features currently in development reports Screen Daily "The Hunter" author Julia Leigh is set to adapt one of her own novels for the big screen - the atmospheric gothic thriller "Disquiet" which follows a family reunion at a French chateau, one haunted by secrets. The film would mark … [Read more...]